necessary because of the light volume of traffic past the colosseum with with tail lights past high street. north of there, there is construction. southbound side you see a little slowing south of 980. clear down to high street. we have an issue on the shoulder. the remains of a car fire, actually a van fire north 880 at the winton ramp. everyone is safe and the fire is out. there may be a crew there and perhaps a charred van. back to you. thank you very much. we could learn more about the death of a 13-year-old girl. police plan to hold a news conference to discuss leads in the investigation. yesterday they released a picture showing janel allen shortly before she disappeared thursday afternoon. her body was found friday morning in a park in fairfield. neighbors say wonderful things about janel. just the same. she was as tall as some of them.

she's a great, sporty girl. she loved everything. she used to sit on the big rock and do things. >> at the intersection of east table and grundin circle. they hope this photo will jog someone's memory. you will only see the cell phone video here. "today in the bay's" christine smith has this coming up in the next hour. >> three men are dead and a killer on the loose after a triple homicide in s is onoma county. the bodies of the men were found inside a cabin located on ross station road near iron host vineyards in the town of forestville. police say all three men were shot to death in a back bedroom of the home. officers haven't released the men's identities or how they may be related. they say this doesn't appear to be a murder-suicide. >> new this morning the

pittsburgh man prosecutors believe gunned down an activist is out of jail this morning. a judge released gregory elan on tuesday on the condition he will appear at future court date. he was facing murder charges for the shooting death of lewis in 2010. a judge dismissed the murder charge in november. police illegally forced a confession from him. the incompetent attorney appealed the decision. >> new developments in the case around a millionaire. later this morning, prosecutors asking a judge to add raven dixon's name as a co-defendant in the murder trial. three men ready to stand trial for the murder of rob by kumra. prosecutors say dixon gave the men information to allow them to break into the estate. kumra a was robbed and killed. his wife was beaten.

>> it is 4:34. redwood city schools are plang safety drills in the wake of the newtown, connecticut school shooting. the police department announced this week it wants to send daily patrol offers to visit schools and plans to run a drill for the schools in the fall. the drill would simulate a lockdown with an active shooter on campus including loud speaker announcements, barricading doorss and covering windows. some schools are conducting such drills. this is what happened at a modesto school this week. in this simulation, two gun men

opened fire on students. they lie on the ground covered in fake blood. officers shot one suspect while another hid in a classroom. s.w.a.t. team members went room to room searching. it drew criticism saying the newtown, connecticut shooting is still too fresh. planning for the drill actually began in august, before that tragedy. several months before the tragedy. >> all eyes are on the boy scouts of america today. the organization's national executive board meeting in texas where they are considering reversing the long-standing bay on gay members and leaders. the board expected to vote sometime today on a new policy to allow local troops to decide themselves on this issue. a bay area family following the news closely is the family of ryan anderson. he's the openly gay scout who

was denied the rank of eagle scout after a completing his necessary requirements. this morning, calling the policy change a baby step in the right direction. >> a san francisco 49er who made headlines during the super bowl for homophobic remarks isn't running from the comments. he's now asking the trevor project for sensitivity training. trevor project helps lgbt youth through crisis. staff will help understand how hurtful words lead to tragedy. >> they live with hate and the impact it has. we see it as an opportunity to educate chris. >> they will meet in the coming weeks. a spokesperson says the team will reach out to lgbt groups as well. >> 4:37 now. let's find out about the wednesday/hump day forecast.

>> temperatures on the chilly side. you need the coat. we are back closer to freezing. 34 degrees in places like that pa. you can leave your umbrella home today. you will need it tomorrow. showers on the way. a good-looking system of low pressure headed for the bay area. today's highs looking comfortable. in fact, we'll bring numbers to oh the 60s. take you through the hour by hour forecast today. as of noon temperatures climbing to where it was in the heat of the day. you will be in the mid 50s for lunch. then 60s today. 61 in fairfield. 61 in gilroy and 59 degrees in san francisco. now we'll time out the system to your doorstep. depends where you live on the time you will get rain tomorrow morning. we'll talk about that and a little bit of a change headed our way as we get into the weekend. that's in my next report. want to check on your drive. good morning, mike. >> weekend. i just caught that part.

looking to the south bay. 101 northbound with the t typical flow of traffic here. the map shows no big surprises. there is the usual road work. typical spot south 85 and mountain view as well. we are looking at a new crash. the car is facing the wrong way. it may have spun out or hit the divide. loose on oh the details. it is there near the transition. south 87 to south 85. light traffic flow. we'll let you know if there are complications. 101 east and west getting off there at capital expressway. the off ramp blocked by road crews. use the other surrounding off and on ramps as road crews continue closer to 6:00 a.m. a live look outside. the bay bridge is light here. no problems as far as the flow for upper and lower deck. clearly flowing. you're at t the limit. >> this is one you won't see often in mike's traffic report. a runaway camel.

>> oh, look out. >> isn't it strange? are you rudy escaped twice. both times he was found on bailey road between north concord and pittsburgh. he's back in the cage and doing fine. >> happy to hear it. keep in mind, curb your camel. the warriors have been enjoying a great season. last night they were on the wrong end of an nba record. houston on fire from three-point range tying an nba record for 23 three pointers. jeremy lynn comes home and rocks them with with six three pointers leading the rocketses to a 140-109 win over the warriors. lin pumps in 28 points. >> comes back to the bay. >> and rains terror. >> fans of "star wars" will see more of their favorite characters. a new movie in the works in addition to the trilogy.

>> fans will love that. and a deadline for lance armstrong. what he must do today if he ever wants to compete in cycling again. >> we have new video coming out overnight from the south pacific after a massive quake and tsunami in the solomon islands.

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> welcome back, everyone. a good wednesday morning to you. taking a live look outside at the port of oakland. always lit up this time of the morning. 4:43. disney plans to keep the "star wars" franchise going even after the next three movies in the trilogy. they are working on a stand-alone feature film based on characters created by george lucas. the films will be released around the same time as "star wars episode 7, 8 and 9." it also received the rights to the star wars franchise. >> the force will be with us for a long time. all right. the nasdaq and s.e.c. dealing with extremely important legal issues surrounding last year's facebook ipo. for details on that and the rest of the news let's go to bertha coombs live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning.

>> good morning. i hope there is nojar-jar binks. the markets rebounding nicely recovering from the day's losses. the nasdaq had its second best day of the year so far. we don't have major economic news. we are getting earnings from time warner, waiting on visa at news corp. the dow rising to 13,979. the nasdaq added 40 to 4171. the nasdaq reportedly in settlement talks with the s.e.c. over the botched facebook ipo last year. the wall street journal said a deal would likely include a $5 million fine or 1% of what market makers and brokers say they lost pause of technical glitches during facebook's ipo lost may. nasdaq offered to pay firms $62

million. but they think they lost $500 million there. they are not ready to take that offer. breaking news. the post office is reportedly cutting saturday delivery of things like magazines and letters. they will continue to deliver packages. they will make that announcement later. >> thank you. talk to you later on. >> no magazines but you will still get the bills. the coast guard prompted to take action. coast guard and california state parks will hold a news conference today in half moon bay to educate beach goers about hazards of so-called sneaker waves. so far they have claimed the lives of two people this year alone on california beaches. last week a woman was killed after a large wave swept her and her dog out to sea. never turn your back on the

ocean. >> so unpredictable with the winds. christina telling us about the coastal front. >> and shower activity. >> i have yet so see john kelly break out the umbrella yet. tomorrow may be the day. he's a tough guy. doesn't need one. >> hair product. >> you need to share. 37 degrees in livermore now. temperatures are chilly to start. ten degrees cooler than yesterday in some instances. 38 degrees. headed toward a comfortable day. we'll see more sunshine than yesterday as well. something else i wanted to point out. we don't have fog to report but we'll get patches between now and 6:00 a.m. you can see it coming in. fog will linger until 10:00 or 11:00. look at that. sunshine on the way for the greater bay area and lots of it.

nice today. temperatures on the cool side. 69 in fremont. 60s in the south bay. 60 right here in san jose. the 7-day outlook with with showers on the way. for the morning drive mike and i will be here to let you know where rain is coming down. have no fear there. friday morning it gets interesting. low snow levels, potentially down to the,000, 1500 feet. the foothills could get a rare dusting of snow. temps in the 50s. a warm-up on the way. lots of sunshine as well monday and tuesday of next week. back to you. >> christina, thank you very much. it's 4:48. new this morning the death toll is rising after a strong earthquake triggers two tsunamis across the south pacific. the quake struck near the eastern part of the solomon

islands near the santa cruz islands. this photo the only image released so far showing the aftermath. you can see the devastation. officials say the quake triggered two tsunamis, each wave five feet high. there are report it is water destroyed entire villages there and parts of the island's airports. we have new video from fiji showing how people all over the south pacific rushed to higher ground moments after the tsunami warning went out. at least five people are confirmed dead. the number is expected to rise as crews arrive at the remote scene later today. the tsunami warning has been lifted in that area. >> 4:49. president obama will lay out his second term agenda when he meets with top democratic leaders in washington. the white house says he will push for medicare reform and a ban on assault weapons, something members of his party oppose. part of the plan, immigration

te(uás that kick in at the end the month. >> the balanced mix of spending cuts and tax reform is the best way to finish the job of deficit reduction. >> the sooner we solve our spending problems, the sooner our jobs problem goes away as well. >> president obama is expected to talk about the use of drone strikes to kill terrorists abroad even if it includes u.s. citizens. >> lance armstrong needs to act fast to have his lifetime ban possibly lifted. the u.s. anti-doping agency says in exchange for information on his drug use, it may lift the ban from cycling. he has only until the end of today to cooperate. armstrong telling the organization he cannot meet the deadline. the guy never does anything easy. he will instead cooperate with orld anti-doping ag. he admitted using performance enhancing drugs to cheat his way

to a record seven tour de france titles. >> out for the season but not out for good. we talk to lindsey vonn's coach about yesterday's slip on the slopes. oh, what it means for her quest for gold in 2014.

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> welcome back. good morning on this wednesday morning. we give you a shot of the bay bridge from the emery side of things there. you can see traffic, not bad

this time of day. mike will have the details. christina talking about a decent day ahead. 4:53 and this week marks one year until the winter games get rolling in russia. the city shifting into ready mode. >> crews are busy upgrading the current infrastructure. millions are expected to visit town for the games. there will be 12 new events including women's ski jump. athletes are preparing for the games. and for one of the most celebrated women on team usa. >> now has dropped back -- lindsey vonn over the back and she's down heavily. >> yeah. when they slow it down you can see her knee wrenched there. lindsey vonn needing reconstructive surgery after tearing two major ligaments in the fall. this happened yesterday at the world championships in austria.

vonn is expected to return in time for the winter games. >> she will get through this. she was back in the hotel a couple hours after the accident. she was in good spirits, starting to plot out her rehab and next steps. i'm confident we'll see lindsey vonn in sochi next year. >> we wish her the best with the modern technology and surgeries, there is a good chance she'll be ready. the opening ceremony is one year from tomorrow. >> nbc bay area is your home for the winter games. they will keep you posted on the local athletes participating. and everything you need to know as sochi gets ready to welcome the world. >> every time i hear the olympic music i get pumped up. not as pumped up as i hear from mike's traffic. >> thank you. get ready to be rocked by traffic. light volume here. 101 was nice.

it's dramatic to look at the lights. we'll give you the update. road crews on the maps here. 85 in a transition with with 101 and mountain view looking at this transition. south 87 to south 85. the earlier crash cleared from the off ramp on the shoulder. it was a light volume of east 580 at greenville. there are reports of a big pole in the fast lane. be careful. i will let you know if chp gives you eastbound through livermore. there is the commute correction for 580. still smooth, easy drive now. just road crews north heading up through danville into alamo. smooth drive now. you lose two lanes but have light traffic moving up. that's the reason for the smooth drive. back to you. >> check this out. just into the newsroom, the

makers of monopoly unveiling the game's brand new token. it will be the cat. that's right. the cat will be added. it's been more than 60 years since the last token was introduced. fans stepped up and chose the new one, voting on it. it will replace the iron. all you iron fans out there, no more. could be a collector's item. the makers of monopoly have the new version saying it will be sold this year. the cat beat out a -- >> diamond ring, robot. >> the cat, very popular. >> that wouldn't have been my choice. i like cats but -- >> not so much. 4:57. still to come the warning for parents after a man tries to grab a young girl.

good morning. we'll tell you how the newtown, connecticut massacre is pushing

one with school to change how it handles campus security. >> police released a sketch of a man they say tried to kidnap a young girl. we'll have details next. >> we are looking over here toward the peninsula. dry now. we'll give you a wider look at the stretch of oh 101 coming up. >> let's take a live look outside. overlooking city by the bay. look at the cruise ship. >> the love boat. >> great place to live on this wednesday, february 6. this is "today in the bay." >> thank you very much for joining us. i'm john kelly. >> we are expected to learn more today about the disappearance and death of a 13-year-old girl in fairfield. late yesterday, nbc bay area obtained cell phone video taken

just before she vanished. christine smith has a look at the video and new details on the investigation. >> good morning. fairfield police plan to release new details on the case today. possibly this afternoon. meantime they are asking for the public's help in trying to solve the case. i want to show you what the park looks like this morning. this is the park where janel allen's body was found. facebooks and frienfamily and ft up a video. first a photo of the teen taken minutes before she disappeared and hours before her body was discovered. wearing a gray sweater, blue jean style legs and a pink backpack. it was taken near is a soon city, an area described as rough. police aren't saying if they know who she was speaking with with on the cell phone in that photo. this video that only nbc bay area has